Paom Our OWN Connesronvent Luchowfu, An., June 10, Much alarm is felt by the mex-chants and residents of various towns in central Anhui because of the increasing power of the bandit hordes which are reported as gathering between Livanchow, Shu-chen and Luchowfu. The reports are that there are many thousands, who are becoming well enough ganized to expect success i an tack on a large city, They have collected much money in various towns, These hordes of men are spoken of as "communists." Their method of raising funds is to levy on the prosperous people of a district for money. They send out lo ters demanding certain sums from the people they select as sufficiently prosperous to have money or goods. if the money is not forthcoming the family is attacked, looted and otherwise ill-treated. The idea seems to be that this is a democratic and "communists" way of raising money rid hence the bandits are called
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